Christchurch WGD Men’s Basketball Final

1989 •

Crowd based footage of the Men’s Basketball final at the 1989 World Games for the Deaf in Christchurch, which USA won 127-56. This footage includes the warm up, edited highlights of the match, medal ceremony, team photos, and post-match socialising.

Crowd-based footage of the Men’s Basketball final at the 1989 World Games for the Deaf in Christchurch, which USA won 127-56. This footage includes the warm up, edited highlights of the match, medal ceremony, team photos, and post-match socialising. Sweden took the Bronze medal in this competition.

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NZSL story – Taonga source: Susie Ovens

Called Home to Win: NZ Shocks Australia at the Deaf Games

The 1989 World Deaf Games in Christchurch was Susie’s third WDG, but her first time representing New Zealand in Deaf women’s basketball. While on a working holiday in England, she got the call to return home and play. She said yes, thinking she’d head back afterwards – but she ended up staying in New Zealand! Named team captain, she faced the USA in their opening match. Nerves kicked in, and she was subbed off before finding her confidence and getting back on the court. Although the USA won, the real highlight came when New Zealand took on Australia, who had won bronze in 1985. It was a tough game – and New Zealand won 91–65! Everyone was shocked and thrilled. Truly unforgettable!

Dennis Tod

John Ferguson

Malcolm Clausen

Malcolm Clausen

Oliver Ferguson

Oliver Ferguson

Rodney Roberts

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Taonga source:

Rodney Roberts

Original format:

VHS

Reference number:

SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, RR23-02-SPO89

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This work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

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